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The Birch Hotel

"Arrived late and very impressed by the receptionist who, on her own initiative, brought me soup to my room because I'd missed dinner. Also p..."

Sally G

"Quirky and characterful, good service...."

Peter R

"The staff were very friendly and obliging, the room was not bad but I have stayed in better for less. If it was not for the discounted price..."

paul t

"Fab bed,really, really comfortable; was best night sleep I'd had away from home in ages. So comfy I overslept and missed breakfast! I will s..."

DENISE L

"Excellent experience all together. Friendly hospitable and functional staff. Food good and good value. Adequate parking...."

Tom Hamilton

About the hotel

Minutes away from M62 (J19) and M60 (J19). Be it Bury, Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham or any other north Manchester destinations, our location makes Hotel perfect for business or leisure visit to north west. Free Wi-Fi connection now available for our guests.

All 30 rooms have been recently refurbished and appointed to highest standards. Complimentary admission to famous Heywood Sports Village, & swimming pool for our guests. Gardens restaurant serves a breakfast with selection of cereals, fruits, yoghurts and full English breakfast. Evening service offer an extensive a la carte menu. Free onsite parking for 100 cars.

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Check-in

Between 14:00 and 23:00

Check-out

By 11:00 hours

Max Child Age

Up to 8 years old

Important information

06/02/2010 to 05/06/2020 - Restaurant will be closed on Sundays Pets are welcome at a charge of £15The price shown is based on the occupancy and dates you have searched for. Prices and availability are subject to change based on the arrival date, number of nights and occupancy searched for. All prices are inclusive of all local taxes.

Pets

Pets are allowed

Customer Reviews

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J Ashton

March 2018

Avoid like the plague.

I'd like to start by saying I never leave hotel reviews but this one is so bad that I feel it necessary to warn anyone who's considering staying here.

Upon arrival - I couldn't fight the feeling of dread and despair when I cast my eyes on the dated and shabby exterior of The Birch. The dark black/dirty bricks are practically screaming "Demolish or condemn me". I walked into the hotel reception after a long day on the road in the hopes of a quick check in and a half decent (clean) room to rest and recover. Unfortunately the overwhelming stench of stale cigarettes and cooking fat wiped away any prospect of this - "Perhaps the room will be okay" I thought... How wrong I was. I was greeted by a friendly member of staff called Michael who (to be fair to him) tried his best to remember by name (he checked 5 times, just to be sure) and find me a suitable room.

"Number 28... This one isn't 'so bad' compared to some" he said. After ten to fifteen minutes spent hunting for the keys, he gave up and instead moved my room to room 27 - "Just next door."

So with an escalating feeling of dread I picked up my belongings and made my way to my allocated room, all the while my nose was twitching at the growing smell of more cooking fat and cigarettes. The decor in this place is a cross between a bad psychedelic trip furnished with dirty brown walls - it's worth noting that in each corner of the upstairs corridor was a cheap air freshener which did nothing to mask the smell other than to add an acrid chemical taste to the mix - just delightful. I arrived at my room and upon stepping in (as if the smell couldn't get any worse) I was met by the worst odour yet - a rich stench of drainage/faeces coming from the bathroom and possibly the extractor fan (which was set to constantly on - a grating/droning sound which I can't imagine would have eased me into a comfortable slumber...) Looking around the room I saw two single beds (I'd asked for a double), lipstick smears on the mirrors, several damp/rotting patches on the ceiling and an exceptionally tired and peeling carpet. After 20 minutes I'd reached breaking point and decided to ring Michael, who asked if I was ready to order my evening meal - unfortunately not just yet thanks. I explained that the odours and general poor condition of the room were making me feel unwell and I asked to switch rooms. Michael asked me to leave it with him and fifteen minutes later arrived at my room to inspect it. He agreed the smell was pretty horrific and asked for half an hour to find a suitable replacement.

I'd like to say my second (third?) room was a little better - and to be fair it was... sort of. I packed up my things and we set off to room 23 - Michael asked me to be as quiet as possible as they receive a fair number of people working on night shifts and therefore would still be sleeping at 6:00pm. We enter a secluded corridor and at the bottom (room 25) there was a sign which read "DO NOT DISTURB... EVER" - Lord only knows what happens in there.

We entered room 23 and thankfully this one was odour free, however the heating had been turned up to "apocalyptic inferno" mode and so I spent the rest of the night (trying to ignore the persistent noise of passing cars and lorries) with the window wide open to evacuate some/most of the heat. I'm still doubful as to whether the room had actually been cleaned as the bed was somewhat creased/messy and I found a couple of chocolate bar wrappers scattered on the floor - however I'd rather this than the stench of human excrement.

I'd say I managed a solid 2 hours sleep the whole night - partly due to the noise and heat, but more so due to the stiffness of the bed which left me itching for several hours into the next day. My evening meal was okay (limited choice and quite fatty) - breakfast was better. Needless to say I couldn't wait to leave and will never go anywhere near this place again.

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Sally G

January 2017

Personal service

Arrived late and very impressed by the receptionist who, on her own initiative, brought me soup to my room because I'd missed dinner.